The Founder’s Award
The Woodland Owners of the Southern Alleghenies (WOSA) developed the Founder’s Award to recognize three individuals who were responsible for the creation of WOSA in 1993 and who played critical roles in the organization’s success: private forest landowners Armin Behr and John Herr, as well as the Bedford County Service Forester at that time, Steve Wacker.
2017: Armin Behr and John Herr
2022. Steve Wacker, District Forester for William Penn State Forest District
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John Mash Award (Stewardship)
The John Mash Award is presented to a WOSA member for management to goals, environment ethics and exemplary service and outreach to others. Recipients are:
2023 Joe Wolfe
2015 Mary Jo Casalena
2013 Loretta Radeschi, Dave Schreffler, Ben Tresselt
2011 Mary Jo Casalena
2009 Loretta Radeschi
2007 Ron Johnson
2006 Mike & Laura Jackson
2005 John Herr
2004 Armin Behr, Chris Gruitt
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Gifford Pinchot Award
The Gifford Pinchot Award recognizes those in the forest industry, such as consulting foresters, loggers, mill buyers, etc. The award is presented to an individual whose efforts are beyond the call of economics, who makes a difference in landowner forest management for sustainable forestry, and who volunteers his or her service to WOSA and its members through education and support. Recipients are:
2014 Jerry Clark, Todd Clark and Vince Clark of Curtis Clark & Sons Logging
2011 Don Oaks
2009 Don Oaks
2007 Ben Tresselt
2005 Bill Boa - Forester
2004 Juls Wood - Forester
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Maurice Goddard Award
The Maurice Goddard Award cites Bureau of Forestry Service Foresters, legislators, Penn State Extension Foresters, etc. for leadership, legislative support, service to landowners, support and education, volunteer service to WOSA and his or her positive help to WOSA members in need. Recipients are:
2006 Mark Maser, Dave Scamardella
2005 Mike Wolf
2004 Allyson Muth
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Ben & Carole Tresselt Scholarship
In 2005, WOSA established its Scholarship Award Program. In 2011, the WOSA Board named the scholarship the Carole Tresselt Memorial Scholarship to honor Carole's dedication to WOSA. Carole was the Treasurer for WOSA for many years and a strong proponent of the Annual Scholarship program. In 2014, the Board changed the name to the Ben & Carole Tresselt Scholarship. The scholarship is available to high school seniors and college students from Bedford and Fulton counties who intend to pursue a degree in Forest Resources. Past recipients are:
2023 Codi Clapper and Craig (Sammy) Prescott
2022 no scholarships awarded
2021 no scholarships awarded
2020 Codi Clapper, Bedford and Xavier Maslowski, Everett
2019 no scholarships awarded
2018 no scholarships awarded
2017 no scholarships awarded
2016 Sarah Elyard, Pennsylvania State University
2015 Amy Miller, Alleghany College of Maryland
2014 no scholarships awarded
2013 no scholarships awarded
2012 no scholarships awarded
2011 Brandon Hasselrode, Everett Area HS/West Virginia University
2010 Aaron Green, Everett Area HS
2009 Becca Shaffer, Hyndman HS and Scott Cessna, Alleghany College of Maryland
2008 Koby Cutchall, McConnellsburg HS and Scott Cessna, Everett Area HS
2007 Adam Miller, Southern Fulton HS
2006 Dolan Moser, Claysburg-Kimmel HS